Rebirth: Truth Does Not Dig Coal

It was noon when Xu Hao arrived home.

As soon as he got home, a familiar aura came over his face, Xu Hao felt as if he hadn't been home for several days.Xu Hao put the key on the partition casually, stripped off his clothes, threw them into the laundry basket, and then went into the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a bath, he was quite energetic, and Xu Hao was in no mood to rest.On the way back, I heard a message from Matthew that their Green Fund has a plan that needs to be revised.Xu Hao has been focusing on it since he heard the voice. He has nothing else to do right now, so he turns on the computer and starts working.

Focusing on the more urgent work at hand, Xu Hao was so focused that he didn't pay attention to the time until a phone call came in.

Xu Hao looked up and found that the call was from Zhang Xusheng. Xu Hao rubbed his sore neck, picked up the phone, and looked out the window to find that it was already dark.

Zhang Xusheng was not polite, and the first sentence he opened his mouth was: "Brother Hao, where have you been these two days, are you still in S City?"

Xu Hao lay on the back of the sofa chair and turned his cervical spine, "Yes, what's wrong?"

Zhang Xusheng said, "It's nothing. I miss you. I'll go to S City to see you in two days?"

Xu Hao sneered and said, "Okay, come on, my brother treats you to a good meal, and call Haoran to join us."

Zhang Xusheng said, "Don't worry about Wang Haoran. He went out to communicate during this period, and he didn't talk for more than a month. You can skip the treats. I'm not only here this time, but also my other friend who is a director. This buddy also It's funny. Let's drink together, don't drive."

Xu Hao was not too polite with Zhang Xusheng, "Okay, then I can just take a mouth. When will you come?"

Zhang Xusheng said: "Next Monday and Tuesday, I will call you then."

The two hung up the phone, and Xu Hao thought that Zhang Xusheng had made new friends, and it was interesting to be able to play with Zhang Xusheng and to be an artist.

After thinking for a while, I remembered what happened last night.Xu Hao felt that he should give He Fusheng an explanation out of emotion and reason.

Xu Hao called He Fusheng again.

After a few rings, Xu Hao answered, "Mr. He, I'm very sorry for disturbing everyone last night. How are you?"

He Fusheng didn't speak for a while, and when he spoke, his tone was a little cautious, "Mr. Xu is serious. Maybe I misunderstood Mr. Xu earlier. I thought you... need some resources. Now it seems that I am blind."

Hearing what He Fusheng said, Xu Hao knew that he was affected by what happened last night, so he felt very troubled for a while, "I'm really not afraid of your jokes. The Yan Shao who came yesterday is my high school classmate. I didn't expect him to come, and I'm to blame for this. I thought it was one thing for us to be friends, and another for me to socialize, but I didn't expect it to be so complicated. In short, I didn't intend to trick you, it was I was negligent, and I hope you can forgive me."

He Fusheng smiled a little bit bitterly, and said, "Mr. Xu, I think you are a straightforward person, and I will not go around with you. The two things you said are the same thing in my opinion. As long as you In a circle, it is impossible to distinguish so clearly, there will inevitably be many things that will affect each other, just like last night. You and Yan Shao are high school classmates, and Yan Shao obviously values ​​​​your friendship, so for you , is already walking in the circle with a golden signboard. The group of people you will deal with in the future will inevitably be the most powerful group of people. You have just returned from abroad, and you may not have figured out this kind of doorway. I also appreciate your temperament, so I said a few more words here, I hope you don't mind when you think about it in the future. As for what happened last night, you have nothing to forgive me."

After hearing this, Xu Hao felt helpless, so he said, "I listen to what you said, and I understand it. But you said, what if one day people don't take our friendship seriously? Then what should I do, stare blankly?" ah?"

He Fusheng didn't speak.

Xu Hao sighed and said, "You're right. After what happened last night, my social environment may be as smooth and unimpeded as you said in a short period of time. But a greenhouse is a greenhouse after all. It is full of uncontrollable factors. But to put it bluntly, relying on others to borrow the east wind is better than relying on yourself to be the butterfly in the butterfly effect. The butterfly can still fly by itself, borrow the boat of the east wind, and the wind is gone. It's all gone. Mr. He will not understand this truth."

He Fusheng said, "Do you want to change the world?"

Xu Hao said, "Change the world? I don't want to. I just don't want the world to change me."

He Fusheng was silent again, and after a while, he smiled.

He Fusheng said: "Okay, Mr. Xu, I forgive you."

Xu Hao said, "Thank you."

After the two hung up the phone, Xu Hao went to the kitchen to filter a small glass of Americano for himself.Xu Hao drank a lot of coffee when he was studying abroad. After returning to China, he bought an apartment and bought a coffee machine himself. The coffee beans are carefully used and the machine is quite expensive.What I drink the most is the American style with two shots. The coffee I make myself always feels more fragrant than the outside.

After that, Xu Hao went back to the sofa, grabbed the computer, and looked through the unread emails, one from Matthew and two from Andre.

Xu Hao opened the page for replying emails, put the coffee cup by the table, and continued to work.

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Zhang Xu was promoted to City S a week later.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Xu Hao took a taxi to the food stall that Zhang Xusheng mentioned.When I got out of the car, I saw that the business was booming, and the tables were all placed on the street.

Zhang Xusheng was waving to Xu Hao at a table next to the road.

Xu Hao walked over and saw a man in his thirties sitting on the table, with a fat body, a green T-shirt on the upper body, sports trousers and slippers on the lower body, and a mustache. He was slovenly from beginning to end. The style should be the director friend Zhang Xusheng was talking about.

As Xu Hao approached, the director friend stood up with Zhang Xusheng and greeted Xu Hao.After being seated, Zhang Xusheng introduced to Xu Hao, "Haozi, this is my friend, Yao Qingming, Director Yao. This time, we are going to make a movie together in S City, to see if there is any place where we can film the movie. No, let's have a drink with you along the way."

Turning around, he said to Yao Qingming again, "Qingming, this is my good brother from high school, Xu Hao, who just came back from the United States. He is a young and talented man who works in finance. He is very powerful."

Yao Qingming said: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Xu Hao smiled, "Hello, Director Yao, don't listen to Sheng Zi's nonsense, it's not that mysterious."

After the three of them got acquainted, they began to serve barbecue side dishes one after another.The three of them ordered a case of beer, the moon and stars above their heads were scarce, and the weather was bright and clear. It was quite pleasant to drink some wine and enjoy the breeze of early autumn.

Xu Hao asked Zhang Xusheng, "What kind of movie do you plan to make? Have you found a place to film it?"

Zhang Xusheng said, "I have some ideas, but this time the screenwriter didn't come, so we discussed it first. This time I just want to make a film similar to love. I'll be the producer, what about him?" Zhang Xusheng pointed to Yao Qingming next to him. , "He is the director."

Xu Hao threw a peanut into his mouth, then looked at Yao Qingming again, "What is a movie similar to love?"

Yao Qingming said with a smile, "This is more particular. It's similar to love, but it looks like love, but it's not really love in the traditional sense. And the two protagonists are men, which is quite subtle..."

Xu Hao was a little surprised, "Two men? Then can you go to the theater after the filming is over? What's the story?"

When it comes to movies, Yao Qingming is more enthusiastic, and gestures to Xu Hao across the table, "In general, there are two people, one is a world-renowned talented pianist, and this pianist died at the beginning. The other He had known the pianist before his death. Although he didn’t have a deep friendship, he wanted to find out the cause of the pianist’s death because of some opportunities. During the investigation, various signs showed that this was not a simple suicide case, but a A planned, purposeful death. The whole movie revolves around Cha."

Xu Hao asked: "And then, what did you find out?"

Yao Qingming raised his head, and suddenly asked an out-of-the-ordinary question, "I'm asking you a question, do you think life is painful?"

Xu Hao was taken aback, and said, "It's okay."

Yao Qingming asked again, "It looks like you have a big heart. Let me ask you another question. If one day a person dies because of you, the kind of suicide. Do you think the murderer is you or the deceased?"

Xu Hao was suddenly asked to think about such a heavy question. Xu Hao was really speechless. After thinking for a while, he replied, "If there is such a person, I will only think of ways to make him survive."

Yao Qingming said, "What about the dead ones? After the death of a great genius, you discover that you are the root cause of all this. As you get deeper and deeper in your understanding of all this, you find that you have the ability Save a person, but the dead one is already dead, what would you want to do?"

Xu Hao took a sip of beer and said, "Why do I feel that I was kidnapped by morality?"

Yao Qingming shrugged, "Substitute the situation, don't worry about other people, I'm just a narrator, everything is virtual, no one can kidnap you. In this situation, only you and a dead man in the whole world know why he died, and died People who don’t like this don’t express their opinions, so if you still feel that you’re being morally kidnapped, then you’re morally kidnapping yourself.”

Xu Hao put down the wine bottle and said, "Well, let me think about it. If there is such a person who lived a miserable life, and this is a love story, it means that his death is related to his feelings for me. I think there is a high probability that I will be guilty for the rest of my life, and how much guilt depends on the relationship between the two of us. But this kind of thing is really far away from me, and I can't imagine it."

Yao Qingming took a sip of wine with a smile, turned to Zhang Xusheng and asked, "Shengzi, is your good brother interested in acting in movies?"

Zhang Xusheng was a little surprised, "What's the matter, who do you think he can play?"

Yao Qingming said, "Don't you think he looks a bit like Jiang Mingyu? Your friend has a good image too. Are you interested in showing your face, bro?"

Zhang Xusheng was afraid that Xu Hao would not be able to distinguish the characters, so he said, "Jiang Mingyu is the one who didn't die."

Xu Hao waved his hand, "Don't be funny, I'm usually nervous about taking pictures for the camera, and I'm also acting. But your story is really interesting, so why didn't the screenwriter come this time?"

Seeing that Xu Hao really didn't mean it, Yao Qingming acted a little regretful, but Zhang Xusheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was unrealistic for Xu Hao to play the leading role.Zhang Xusheng said to Xu Hao, "The screenwriter has returned to City B, so he probably will be fooling around with her boyfriend in bed."

Xu Hao said, "Oh, you are still female screenwriters?"

Zhang Xusheng shook the melon seeds on his hands, "Man. We love each other so much every day."

Xu Hao was taken aback, then thought about their movie again, and said, "Hey, why don't you say that art comes from life."

The three of them were in the second half of their meal, and they were almost done drinking. Xu Hao received a call from Matthew.

Matthew briefly told Xu Hao a few things about work, Xu Hao would be a little dizzy from drinking, and this matter is not particularly urgent, it means that the three of them can hold a conference call tomorrow.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xusheng said with a smile, "You two foreign friends are quite funny, when will they come again?"

Xu Hao said, "Look at the time, I've been quite busy recently." Then, another call came in, it was Yan Ze.

Xu Hao picked it up, and Yan Ze said, "Shall we go skiing in Switzerland together?"

Xu Hao asked, "When?"

Yan Ze said, "Next month."

Xu Hao thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Yan Ze sounded very happy, and his tone became more assertive, "Then it's settled, come with me when the time comes."

Xu Hao said, "All right."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Xusheng asked, "Who is it?"

Xu Hao said, "Hi, Yan Ze."

Zhang Xusheng didn't react for a while, "Who?"

Xu Hao said, "Yan Ze, our high school classmate, Yan—Ze."

Zhang Xusheng pushed Xu Hao, "Damn, I know which Yan Ze it is! It's not that you two hooked up again, how long have you two not seen each other?"

Xu Hao said, "If you don't mind me, I haven't been back to China for two months. I met him playing on the street. He also just returned to China, and he was also in City S, and then this was connected. I haven't seen him since I graduated from high school. Alright."

Zhang Xusheng had an incredulous expression on his face, "You two are really amazing. Yan Ze didn't like to talk to anyone when he was in school, but he was just playing with you. Speaking of this, damn it, do you know what Yan Ze's family is like?" Is there a way?"

Xu Hao picked a big melon seed from the plate, "I heard something about it, it's quite unusual."

Zhang Xusheng knocked on the table with his chopsticks, "It's not just unusual, you may not know it when you just returned to China, but I've been messing around in China for the past few years, shit, he, Yan Ze, is the most fucking serious A wave of princelings. I won’t talk about Yan Ze’s father. I’m afraid to check the water meter. As for his brother, I heard that he’s a lot older than us, and he’s almost a generation behind. Grandpa..."

Xu Hao picked up a piece of steamed bun and stuffed it into Zhang Xusheng's mouth, "Stop talking nonsense and eat more."

Zhang Xusheng chewed the baked buns in his mouth, quite dissatisfied, "Why don't you have any curiosity at all?"

Xu Hao said, "You can calm down."